THOMAS XENAKIS
Visual Artist
7219 Roosevelt Avenue, Falls Church, Virginia Telephone: 703-204-1931
Web Page: www.xenakisarts.com
Education
Master of Fine Arts, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Hoffberger School of Painting. Studied under Grace Hartigan, Program Director
Master of Arts, Johns Hopkins U. School of Medicine, Department of Art as Applied to Medicine
Bachelor of Sciences Cum Laude, City University of N.Y., Brooklyn College, Major: Biology, Minor Fine Arts. Studied with Philip Pearlstein, Milet Andrejevic, and Paul Gianfagnia
Selected Exhibitions both nationally and internationally (a very small selection)
2008 Heavens, Tabois -Bonhomme Galerie, d'Art, McLean, Virginia
2007 L'Or, Tabois-Bonhomme Galerie d'Art, McLean , Virginia
2006 Light of Light. Gallery 101, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
2005 5th Florence Biennale of Contemporary Art, Florence, Italy
2005 XPYSO (GOLD) Dadian Gallery, WesleyTheological Seminary, Washington, DC
2004 Hellenic Festival of Artists curated by Kouros Gallery, New York, New York
2004 Retrospective Exhibition, Sailing from Byzantium, 20+ years Painting and Drawing, The Visual Arts Center, Portsmouth, Virginia
2003 Views of Heaven, Mary Cosby Gallery at Potter's House, Washington, D.C.
2002 Thomas Xenakis, Reflection on a Fulbright Experience in Greece, New Myth/Spheres of Influence, Verizon Gallery, Northern Virginia Community, Annandale, Virginia
2001 After and Beyond the Fires, Norfolk Arts Gala, Decorum, Norfolk, Virginia
2000 Inheritance, The Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center, Chicago, Illinois
1999, 2001, 2003 Norfolk Arts Gala, Decorum, Norfolk, Virginia
1998 Essential Bonds, 50th Anniversary of Fulbright Program in Greece Melina Mercouri Cultural Center, Athens, Greece and The 33rd Demetria Festival, Thessalonike, Greece. Group Exhibition.
1992, 1994 Irene Leache Memorial Exhibition, Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Virginia
Experience
Visual Arts Instructor, Lecturer: Corcoran College of Art and Design, Georgetown University, Washington D.C., Marymount University, Arlington, Virginia
Two-time Senior Fulbright Scholar to Greece, Artist-In-Residence and Research Award, 2000-2001, 1995-1996
Artist in Residencies: 2005, Skopelos Foundation for the Arts, Skopelos, Greece. 2003, The Visual Arts Center, Tidewater Community College, Portsmouth Virginia, 1996, Wesley Theological Seminary, Center for Art and Religion, Washington D.C.
Visiting Artist: 2002, The Governor' School for the Arts, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, 2001 Fulbright Inter-European Exchange to Bulgaria, National Academy of the Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria
Works in Collections
Museum Collections: Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center, Chicago, IL, and The Orthodox Academy and Museum of Crete, Greece
University Collections: Catholic University of America, Wesley Theological Seminary, Marymount University, The Washington Theological Union, and Georgetown University
Corporate Collections: Beschler- Fabio Dental Inc., Eagleton's Corporation. Voudouris Foundation, Fulbright Foundation, The Skopelos Foundation, Dr. Patrick Aulicino, Hand Surgery Associates, The American Center for Physics, International Orthodox Christian Charities
The Embassy of Greece, Washington, DC
Private Collections in the United States, Greece, France, Germany, and Australia